KLAIPEDA, Lithuania — Twenty NATO Allies, more than 50 ships, more than 85 aircraft, and approximately 9,000 personnel kicked off the 53rd iteration of annual exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 24) today during the pre-sail conference kick-off event...

OKINAWA, Japan — The pharmacy at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) recently added a fully automated ScriptCenter in the pharmacy lobby for beneficiaries in Okinawa. Capt. Kathleen Cooperman spoke during the ribbon-cutting to staff and patients in the waiting area about the importance of...

Sailors assigned to U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) is scheduled to arrive in Portland to participate in annual Rose Festival activities, June 5-9...

PORTSMOUTH, Va.  — Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 2 supported Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) to conduct a mass casualty exercise May 21 to practice interoperability between the two units in the event of a large-scale disaster...

Service to country, selfless leadership, and personal integrity define the character and career of retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, 26th Secretary of Defense, who visited the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) last week and addressed the NPS community in the school’s Secretary of...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Today, the White House Office of Science, Technology, and Policy (OSTP) released the “National Strategy for Aquatic Environmental DNA.” The Environmental DNA (eDNA) Task Team had 10 federal agencies participating in drafting the strategy and included significant...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.  — A commitment to safety and occupational health excellence has earned Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) the 2023 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Shore Safety Award in the Large Industrial Activity category. This is FRCE’s third...

MONTEREY, Calif. — Service to country, selfless leadership, and personal integrity define the character and career of retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, 26th Secretary of Defense, who visited the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) last week and addressed the NPS community in the...

Italy- -U.S. Sixth Fleet’s Task Force (TF) 66 and TF-68 participated in the Romanian-led operational exercise Dacia 2024, May 27 - June 3, 2024...

MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 55/Destroyer Squadron 50, responsible for surface forces across the Middle East region, welcomed a new commander during a ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, June 3...